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HOME > Wife Swap > Wife Swap NewsWife Swap NewsLawyer: Ex-'Wife Swap' family to plead guilty to alleged balloon hoax November 12, 2009 Richard and Mayumi Heene will reportedly plead guilty to some charges stemming from an incident last month in which they claimed their 6-year-old son floated away in a homemade helium balloon. Lifetime pulls rerun of Heene family's first 'Wife Swap' appearance October 21, 2009 Viewers hoping to see the Heene family will apparently have to stick to the news instead of a Wife Swap rerun. Authorities: "Balloon Boy" saga a hoax concocted to land reality show October 19, 2009 The Heene family is accused of concocting the story of their son floating away in a homemade helium balloon to boost their attempts to land their own reality show. Former two-time 'Wife Swap' family at center of "Balloon Boy" incident October 15, 2009 Falcon Heene drew national television attention on Thursday when he was thought to be in a homemade helium balloon floating over Colorado, however it wasn't his first time on TV. 'Wife Swap's 100th episode to feature new swap of fan favorites February 9, 2009 Wife Swap is planning on celebrating it's 100th episode with a new swap of two blasts from the past. ABC announces 'Wife Swap's fourth season to premiere January 2 December 17, 2007 ABC has announced Wife Swap's fourth season, which will continue chronicle two families living different lifestyles trading wives/mothers for two weeks, will premiere on Wednesday, January 2 at 8PM ET/PT. 'Wife Swap' appearance sparks child abuse calls for Iowa family February 22, 2007 An appearance on ABC's Wife Swap reality series almost found an Iowa couple in hot water for child abuse. ABC renews 'Supernanny' and 'Wife Swap' for fourth seasons January 26, 2007 ABC has announced that it has given early renewals to its Supernanny and Wife Swap reality series. Both shows have received initial 2007-2008 season orders of thirteen episodes each, Daily Variety reported Friday. 'Wife Swap' husband sues show for sending family a gay man November 21, 2005 An Oklahoma man is suing the producers of ABC TV's "Wife Swap" for sending a gay man to live with his family as his half of the swap. Production of ABC's 'Wife Swap' halted after dad arrested for child abuse March 28, 2005 On March 22, the production of an upcoming episode of ABC's Wife Swap reality show came to a halt when the film crew turned in the father of one of the participating families for suspected child abuse. Yanni Panagiotakis, 38, a Nashville restauranteur, was alleged to have struck his 13-year-old daughter in the face during filming. He was later charged with domestic assault and freed Wednesday morning on $1,000 bail. 'Wife Swap' creators sue Fox over 'Trading Spouses' copy December 17, 2004 The creator of Britain's reality series "Wife Swap" has sued Fox, alleging it has copied its show in "Trading Spouses." ABC greenlights two 'Wife Swap' spinoffs: 'Husband Swap' and 'Boss Swap' June 28, 2004 According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC has greenlighted two spinoffs of its upcoming Wife Swap series, which features two wives and mothers trading places for 10 days (but apparently without any extramarital canoodling). ABC moves 'Wife Swap' to fall, following 'The Bachelor' on Wednesday nights June 4, 2004 When you're already mired in last place, why not throw caution to the winds? ABC changes 'Wife Swap' to 'Trading Moms,' approves six episode run in summer 2004 October 10, 2003 The Hollywood Reporter reports that ABC has greenlighted production of six episodes of the British show Wife Swap, to be aired during summer 2004. However, perhaps in response to our prior comments about the name, the show will be renamed Trading Moms for U.S. broadcast. ABC moving ahead with plans to bring British 'Wife Swap' show to U.S. August 14, 2003 The reality TV invasion from Europe continues unabated. CBS's Survivor is adapted from the Swedish show Expedition: Robinson; Fox's American Idol is a clone of the British smash Pop Idol (complete with judge Simon Cowell); CBS's Big Brother comes from the Netherlands by way of Britain ... even Fox's Paradise Hotel comes from Britain. Now The Guardian reports that ABC is ready to go forward with the smash hit British show Wife Swap, which we reported in January was in the casting process. |
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